Archive for April 22nd, 2020
Labour law change aims to keep people insured
(CNS): An amendment to the Labour Law regulations will extend the period that employers can lay people off without firing them to 60 days before they must pay severance. Premier Alden McLaughlin said this was to encourage employers to retain their workers for longer “until things get easier”. If people keep their jobs, even if […]
Eden presides as MLAs add new standing order
(CNS): Ten MLAs met in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, with Anthony Eden as the temporary speaker, and amended Standing Orders, the rules that govern the parliamentary proceedings, to add a new one. For the first time in the history of the LA, the new rule will allow members to attend LA meetings via electronic […]
700 tests in pipeline after 8 more negative samples
(CNS): After a day of maintenance at the HSA lab yesterday, Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee had just eight results to reveal at Wednesday’s daily COVID-19 briefing, all of which were negative. But the CMO said that another 150 samples were going through the machine and a further 700 were pending. He said more […]
Earth Day activities confined to yards
(CNS): Earth Day activities in Cayman this year will be restricted to people’s yards, and the start of a regional mass tree planting campaign will be confined to preparing seedlings and compost ready for when the curfews are lifted. But the first silver lining to come from the COVID-19 pandemic is the breather it has […]
Pension cash to take over six weeks to come
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin has said that it will take several weeks for people to actually get their hands on the cash that they will be able to access from their pension funds when government amends the National Pensions Law on Thursday. Some pension companies have told their clients that it will take 60 days […]
Dart sticking by Cayman through crisis
(CNS): CEO of Dart Enterprises and head of its network of companies, Mark VanDevelde, said the Cayman Islands’ largest developer, its main investor and major employer is sticking by Cayman through this current health crisis and will be at the forefront of the recovery. In statement posted on the Dart website Monday, VanDevelde was optimistic […]
